Combined match-safe and cigar-cutter



(No Model.) I G. BRENNER &-J. H. GOODWIN.

COMBINED MATGHSAFE'AND CIGAR CUTTER.

No. 502,807. Patented Aug. 8,1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES BRUNNER 'ANDLJOHN HENRY eoopwmor PEER-ILLINOIS.

COM BINED MATCHI-SAFEwAN D CIGAR-CUTTER.

srncrrron'rron forming part of Lett' rsrat nt No. soasov, dated August 8, 1893.

Application filed A rif 1,1392.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known thatwe, CHARLES BRUNNER and. JOHN HENRY Goonwrn', citizens of the United States, residing at Peru, in the county of La, 1 Salle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Oom-;

bined Match-Safe and Cigar-Cutter; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to certain new and useful improvements, in a combined matchsafe and cigar-cutter, in which a hollow cylindrioal reservoir and a vertical ejecting stand ard, operate in conjunction with an upright and knife, and the objects of ourimprovement are, first, to provide a reservoir for holding matches; second, to provide an automatic match ejector, that will eject but one match at a time from the said reservoir; third, to provide an automatic match holder; fourth, to provide facilities for placing one match at a time in the said holder; fifth, to provide an automatic match lighter; sixth, to providefa-e cilities'for cutting cigars.

That our improvement may be more fully understood reference is had to the accom panying drawings in which Figure 1, is a vertical section of the entire combined match-safe and cigar-cutter. Fig. 2, is a vertical section of the combined matchsafe and cigar-cutter, at right angles with dotted line a: 00 in Fig. 1, showing it closed. Fig. 3, is a vertical section of the combined matchsafe and cigar-cutter, at right angles with dotted linea: 00 in Fig. 1, showing it open. Fig. 4, isa plan view of the entire combined matchsafe and cigar-cutter as closed, showing position of a match in the automatic holder.

Similarletters referto similarparts throughout the several views. I

A. is a supporting plate or base having an upright standard B. provided with grooves O. O. in its edges and notch D. and groove E. on its top; said standard operating through a sleeve F. movably connected by retaining screws G. G. and at its upper end enlarged to form a receptacle H. The match receptacle Serial no. 427327. (No an.)

H. is provided with a spring I. bearinga frictionj'rolle'r'J. adapted to fit into the notch D. 'of'the'standard B. and press upon the head ofan ejected matchto raise it from out of the groove E. at one end and to cause it to ignite as .it is Withdrawn from the clasp of the spring I.

and friction roller J.

Having supplied the match receptacle with matches We operate our device by raising the sleeve toa height necessaryto bring the groove E. of the standard 13. below the level of the matches retained in the receptacle I-Land then return to its original position. These acts cause a match each time to be elevated into a position where it may be grasped by the hand and so clasped as to be ignited when drawn from the ejector and retaining spring I.

K. represents an upright standard secured to the base A. provided with a circular opening L. adapted to receive the pointed end of a cigar; and operatingi-n combination and conjunction therewith is a metal plate M. having a sharpened end N. and a reverse end 0. rigidly secured to the end of the sleeve F. This arrangement causes the knifeedge to pass and re-pass openingL. each time sleeve F. isoperated. upon standard-B. and clip the protruding end of the cigar inserted into the opening L. of the standard K.

Any suitable material may be used in the construction of our device and it may be varied in size.

What We claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

The'herein described combined match safe and cigar cutter having base plate A. upright standard B. provided with grooves (J. G. at its edges. Notch D. and groove E. at its top and upright standard K. provided with a circular opening L. combined with a sleeve F. retaining screws G. G. match receptacle H. spring I. friction roller J. and metal plate M. rigidly attached end 0. and sharpened end N. all constructed, arranged and operated substantially as set forth;

In testimony whereof we affix our-signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

GHARLES BRUNNER. JOHN HENRY GOODWIN.

Witnesses:

HENRY BELLINGHAUSEN,

Orro J. LOEKLE. 

